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The Merchant Marines ship MV Cape Ray and its crew earned two honors Friday for its mission to neutralize 600 tons of deadly Syrian chemical weapons. The crew received the Merchant Marine Medal for Outstanding Achievement and the Cape Ray earned the Maritime Administration's professional ship award after returning to Portsmouth on Wednesday after 233 days at sea. "This was a humanitarian mission," Cape Ray Capt. Rick Jordan said at Friday's ceremony, held at the General Dynamics, Earl Industries shipyard in Portsmouth. "We've taken some of that nasty stuff off the planet," he said. Jordan was talking about mustard gas and DF — liquid...

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The Merchant Marines ship MV Cape Ray and its crew earned two honors Friday for its mission to neutralize 600 tons of deadly Syrian chemical weapons.
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